Category: Director BIO

Director Biography – Jan Jalenak (YOU CAN KISS ME)

Jan Jalenak grew up In Memphis, TN and started out in NYC as an actor and playwright. As a writer, her plays have been seen in NY in theaters including Greenwich Street Theatre, Studio theatre Playwrights Horizons, The Actors Studio, Naked Angels, the Robert Moss Theater, and the Gene Frankel Theatre, among others. Jan is… Continue reading Director Biography – Jan Jalenak (YOU CAN KISS ME)

Director Biography – Vlasov Sergey (SOBA-CHAN’S MORNING)

Sergey Vlasov was born in Moscow in 1984. Moved to Israel in 1999. BFA in Filmmaking Department of Tel Aviv University. He finished his first short film named “Jam” in 2011. His second film is a graduation project called “Typist”, filmed in 2013, was screened at 45 international film festivals and won 5 prizes. Now… Continue reading Director Biography – Vlasov Sergey (SOBA-CHAN’S MORNING)

Director Biography – Jake Shannon (SAMMY THE SALMON)

Jake is a 25 year old filmmaker from Perth, Western Australia, now based in Melbourne. Jake’s films have featured in national and international festivals. He has directed TVC’s which have screened nationally on channels 7, 10 and 9, and has won multiple achievement awards from Channel 9 for his efforts. Director Statement ‘Sammy the Salmon’… Continue reading Director Biography – Jake Shannon (SAMMY THE SALMON)

Director Biography – Christopher Cosgrove (BOLDLY GO)

A geeky Brisbane boy addicted to Tiny Teddies, Christopher Cosgrove has spent the last decade working as a freelance editor, cutting television commercials and corporate videos for clients such as Super Amart, Rio Tinto and Dreamworld. Frustrated by offline media and insufficient disk space, Christopher is eager to transition from the edit lab to the… Continue reading Director Biography – Christopher Cosgrove (BOLDLY GO)

Director Biography – Breno Moreira (DESMOND IS AMAZING)

He won his first camera at age 7. At 17, he directed his first documentary and at 22, with the short film “There ain’t no bad directing when you shoot pretty girls” he was the winner of the Audience Awards at the Cluj International Short Film Festival in Romania. As an advertising director, he has… Continue reading Director Biography – Breno Moreira (DESMOND IS AMAZING)

Director Biography – Hailey Abernathy (FLOOD)

Hailey Abernathy is a 22-year-old writer and filmmaker based in Coastal Virginia who loves reading, painting, gardening, traveling and surfing. She currently works as a production assistant, writer and camera operator at WTKR News 3 in Norfolk, Va. and previously studied film at Old Dominion University. Here she wrote, directed and served as a crew… Continue reading Director Biography – Hailey Abernathy (FLOOD)

Director Biography – Parker Alexander Meyers (AND-1139)

Born and raised in Sarasota, Florida, Parker Alexander Meyers is a transgender filmmaker. Through his education at Ringling College of Art and Design, he has been able to hone his craft as well as work on Studio Lab Projects with professionals such as Kevin Smith, Justin Long, and Dylan McDermott. He will be graduating with… Continue reading Director Biography – Parker Alexander Meyers (AND-1139)

Director Biography – Marino Baciga (DIMITRI)

Marino Baciga nasce a Verona il 13 maggio 1992. Si specializza nella regia cinematografica a Roma, successivamente ad un’esperienza formativa negli Stati Uniti. Si laurea in Scienze della Comunicazione seguendo un percorso accademico sulla storia e l’estetica del cinema. Dopo un periodo di ricerca e di realizzazioni di cortometraggi e videoclip, esordisce nel 2017 al… Continue reading Director Biography – Marino Baciga (DIMITRI)

Director Biography – John Sylva (THE WAY YOU SAW ME)

A graduate of the Tom Hanks Film Center at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, John Sylva currently acts as the Post Production Supervisor for Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, working alongside Villeneuve and his editorial team throughout the completion of BLADE RUNNER 2049, ARRIVAL, and the upcoming DUNE, filming spring 2019. He has also… Continue reading Director Biography – John Sylva (THE WAY YOU SAW ME)